Everything I read said early voting was crowded.
Everything I saw told me the polls and lines were crowded, Yet the vote was down.
It just does not make sense.
It sure doesn’t, but then it goes back to what I said in post#3
Early voting was busy but many polling places on election day were relatively deserted.
Relatively, because the change in turnout was not a large percentage - but a small percentage goes a long way nationally. Indications are that many lower-income conservative leaners in key states did not vote.